Earls Court developer hits out at Chelsea stadium plans

摘要

The developer behind the £12bn regeneration of Earls Court, west London, has crossed swords with Chelsea Football Club over the proposed £500m-plus redevelopment of the Premier League champions' stadium. Capco has written to the local authority overseeing both schemes, Hammersmith and Fulham, raising concerns over a "lack of detail" supplied by Chelsea on how it intends to build the spectacular Herzog & de Meuron-designed redevelopment of nearby Stamford Bridge. In the letter, sent on Capco's behalf by planning consultant DP9 and seen by Building, Capco criticises the planning application's "very high level and broad-brush" approach and claims it gives "no information" on construction logistics or construction vehicle numbers and only a "basic summary" of excavation and traffic expectations.